Playing Unconscious

After thinking about it seriously for a long time, Sun Wukong said to Bodhisattva Guanyin, "How about we stay like this? I'll go to the Western Heaven and Tathagata with Buddha to remove this Tightening Headband from my head."

Upon hearing this, Bodhisattva Guanyin quickly said to Sun Wukong, "Wait here for me a little while, let me see how my luck is."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled and said to Bodhisattva Guanyin, "My luck has only reached this point; there's no need to look any further."

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, Bodhisattva Guanyin Sun Wukong him on the back of the head and said, "I'm not looking at your luck; I'm looking at Tang Xuanzang 'Sun Wukong luck."

Sun Wukong nodded upon hearing this. Then, Bodhisattva Guanyin, seated on her lotus platform, observed everything around her. After a short while, she suddenly spoke:

"Sun Wukong, your master is now only alive and will soon suffer a fatal injury. He will come looking for you very soon. Just wait for me here for a while, and I will go and talk to Tang Xuanzang to ask him to continue to accompany you on your journey to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong had no choice but to wait there for Bodhisattva Guanyin.

Meanwhile, after Tang Xuanzang chased away Sun Wukong, he had Zhu Bajie lead the white dragon horse Sha Wujing carrying the load to a cave. After a short while, Tang Xuanzang said to Zhu Bajie:

"Now so much time has passed, and I am both hungry and thirsty. Can any of you help me beg for alms?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately asked Tang Xuanzang for credit, saying, "Master, please wait here for me for a while. I'll go see if there are any villages ahead and bring you some food."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang immediately dismounted, Zhu Bajie jumped onto a cloud and looked down. In front of him was a mountain range, with no one living there at all.

After a short while, Zhu Bajie descended from the cloud and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, there's no one living in front of this place. How are we supposed to go begging for alms?"

After hearing this, Tang Xuanzang pondered for a long time before saying to Zhu Bajie:

"If there's no food, then you might as well get me some water."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie quickly said to Tang Xuanzang, "Master, please wait here for me for a while, I'll go and fetch you some water."

As soon as Zhu Bajie finished speaking, he rode the clouds and arrived at a spring, where he obtained some water.

Sha Wujing waited for a long time but Zhu Bajie didn't return. Meanwhile, Tang Xuanzang was already unbearably hungry and thirsty. Sha Wujing then said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Master, why don't you wait here for a while? I'll go and urge my second senior brother."

Tang Xuanzang could only agree with tears in his eyes, so Sha Wujing rode on auspicious clouds and flew over to the place where Zhu Bajie.

After a short while, Tang Xuanzang was so thirsty that he could hardly contain himself. Just as he was about to hallucinate, he suddenly heard a sound, which made Sun Wukong look over. Sun Tang Xuanzang was kneeling by the roadside, holding a bowl, and said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Without me, I doubt you'd even have water to drink. Here's a cup of water for you to quench your thirst. I'll go beg for alms for you."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang said to Sun Wukong in a huff:

"I'd rather die of thirst here today than have your water. Just leave."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong said to Tang Xuanzang:

"Without me, you wouldn't have been able to reach the Western Heaven or obtain the true scriptures."

Tang Xuanzang immediately felt very angry, so he gritted his teeth and said to Sun Wukong:

"Whether I go or not is none of your business. You monkey, just get lost. What are you talking to me about?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately turned hostile and became very angry, angrily rebuking Tang Xuanzang:

"You monk, I've helped you so many times before, but you never acknowledge my kindness. Now you insist on criticizing me again after these few times? Fine, I'm not going with you."

After saying this, Sun Wukong raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang) and struck at Tang Xuanzang.

Tang Xuanzang fell to the ground with a thud, and then Sun Wukong took Tang Xuanzang's bundle away, riding the clouds and disappearing to who knows where.

At the same time, Zhu Bajie arrived beside Tang Xuanzang and suddenly saw that Tang Xuanzang had collapsed on the ground, and there was no sign of him bowing. Zhu Bajie shouted loudly:

"Now we're really in trouble. I bet after Sun Wukong drove those bandits away, they got angry again and came back to cause trouble."

After saying this, Zhu Bajie felt extremely uncomfortable.

At the same time, Sha Wujing arrived at Zhu Bajie's side. Upon seeing Tang Xuanzang lying on the ground, he immediately burst into tears. Zhu Bajie patted Sha Wujing on the shoulder and said to him:

"Stop crying now. Let's not talk about the pilgrimage anymore. Look after Master's life. I'll take this horse to the county town and sell it for a few coins to buy a coffin. Then we'll bury Master. In the end, we'll go our separate ways."

Sha Wujing ignored what Zhu Bajie said, and gently placed Tang Xuanzang on the ground. Tang Xuanzang exhaled some hot air from his mouth and nose.

Seeing this Sha Wujing quickly said to Zhu Bajie, "Second Brother, come quick! Master isn't dead yet!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie rushed to Tang Xuanzang's side. Tang Xuanzang slowly said, "You, Sun Wukong, I didn't help you, yet you still hit me."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie looked completely bewildered. Seeing the bewildered expression on Zhu Bajie's face, Tang Xuanzang continued slowly:

"You drove Sun Wukong away, but he came back. I insisted on not taking him in, but he hit me with his staff and stole all my bundles."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie became furious and quickly said to Sha Wujing, "Wait here for me for a while. I'm going to find that Sun Wukong and have a good talk with him. I want to see what kind of explanation he wants for me today."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing quickly said to Zhu Bajie:

"Second Brother, don't be angry right now. Let's help Master to that person's house first, let him have some food, and then we'll go find him."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie could only help Tang Xuanzang onto his horse, carrying a bowl of cold rice to an old woman's house. When the old woman saw Zhu Bajie's appearance, she quickly tried to hide. Sha Wujing stepped forward and said:

"Please don't be afraid, female benefactor. We are traveling from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Our master is feeling a little unwell, so we came here to get some food."

Upon hearing this, the old woman took Tang Xuanzang to her home. After a short while, the old woman brought a bowl of rice to visit Tang Xuanzang, Tang Xuanzang then slowly said:

"I have three disciples, one of whom is named Sun Wukong. He is ruthless and never kind. I scolded him back, but unexpectedly he came back and hit me, stealing all my things. Now he has come to rest here for the night and will not stay long."